The name Rube Goldberg has long been synonymous with any overly-built contraption played for laughs that solves a simple problem through complicated means. But it might surprise you to learn that ...

Peter Fischli and David Weiss's "The Way Things Go" is a 30-minute long Rube Goldberg machine made of flames, tires and a little dry ice. The team's retrospective is now on exhibition at the ...

[Rob Smith] wanted to clean some floppies in style and made a Disco Rube Goldberg-Style device for the job. Starting with a disk caddy on linear rails, [Smith] has a track for the floppy to follow.